There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
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What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.
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We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.
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Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.
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The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.
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You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
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To govern was to serve, not to rule.
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.
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Tranqility is a certain quality of mind, which no condition or fortune can either exalt or depress.
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Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.
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Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.
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The foundation of the true joy is in the conscience.
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